FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC) Application for a Certificate of Public ...

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Response:
FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC or the Company)
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
for the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project
Response to British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC or the Commission)
Information Request (IR) No. 1
Submission Date:
October 5, 2012
Page 60
33.2 Please explain where these costs are included in the financial analysis
spreadsheet. If they are included in a specific line item, please separate out this
cost on an annual basis.
The post-AMI meter reading costs are noted starting in 2016 on line 47 (Meter Reading) on the
“Gross AMI” sheet which is part of the spreadsheet in Exhibit B-3.
For further detail, please see the response to BCUC IR1 Q33.1
34.0 Reference: Project Description
Response:
Exhibit No. B-1, Tab 4.0, Section 4.1.4, pp. 49-50
Main Applications
34.1 What additional resources: hardware, software, building space, equipment and
staff, will be required to implement this collection engine application?
The AMI system incorporates 18 VMS and 8 physical servers. Hardware will be supported with
the current facility infrastructure and FortisBC anticipates using existing building space to house
hardware and additional resources including equipment and staff. No additional hardware and
software is anticipated to be required other than that already included in the project costs.
Response:
34.2 What additional resources: hardware, software, building space, equipment and
staff, will be required to implement this reporting system application?
Please see the response to BCUC IR1 Q34.1.
Response:
34.3 What additional resources: hardware, software, building space, equipment and
staff, will be required to implement this network management system application?